Chapter 5 — I Am the True Murong

9 After finishing the work outside the spiritual field, I tiredly carried the hoe and sickle back to my place of residence, looking exhausted like a soulless body. Looking at the door of my master's room, which was still tightly closed and motionless, my heart suddenly felt a wave of uneasiness. I decisively threw the farming tools aside and sat down under the eaves. The night sky in Medicine Vuong Coc is strangely clear, sparkling stars fill the sky, like flashing particles of spiritual light guiding those who are lost. At this time, the Void Fairy walked over with his cane and conveniently gave me a shiny spirit fruit: "That kid, today's work is not bad. Come on, give me a reward, try it." I took the Ganoderma fruit, wiped it on the sleeve of my rough cloth shirt, and then took a bite. The cool, sweet fruit juice filled the mouth, the warm aura penetrated every organ, spreading throughout the body's meridians. “Really delicious!” I couldn't help but blurt out a compliment. The Void Immortal glanced at me, then tapped his stick on the door of his master's room, lazily opening his mouth: "Okay, little brother Bach Ngoc, stop pretending. I know you're not in seclusion at all." As soon as he finished speaking, the master pushed the door open and walked out, his face cold but with a bit of guilt, he bowed slightly and bowed: "I didn't expect you to see through everything, brother Hu Khong..." So my master and I were like two guilty quails, obediently squatting under the eaves, ready to be scolded. Who would have thought that the Void Fairy just "hmphed" softly, stroking his white beard, neither angry nor smiling, just lazily asking: "Tell me, the two of you have been clinging to this old man's place for a whole month, what is it all about?" My master and I glanced at each other, and were about to find an excuse to deal with it as usual, when... The immortal immediately tapped his stick on the ground, his voice colder: "Hmph! Don't you dare use excuses like 'practicing hard' or 'training your character' to trick me anymore!" Seeing that I couldn't hide it anymore, I just bowed my head and told the whole story - except for the reincarnation. “Immortal… this time there really is something I need to ask for advice.” "I don't understand why, everything I think of, is predicted by others, then taken over. The sword technique I think of, she can use. The feelings I understand, she puts into practice. And she always acts as if I'm the thief." "Not only that... no matter what idea I have in mind, she seems to immediately do it. It's like... like..." Void Fairy frowned, pondered for a moment, then continued: "Like she can predict your thoughts?" Master nodded and replied solemnly: "At first I was skeptical, perhaps Linh Nhi's consciousness had been imprinted by someone, but in the past few days away from the sect, I have always closely followed and checked, and have not seen any signs of consciousness being controlled or mind manipulation." "The reason hasn't been found yet. Linh Nhi and I cannot return to the sect for the time being, so..." Void Fairy muttered a sentence: "So, are you two planning to stay with the old man forever?" As soon as I finished speaking, my master and I immediately bowed our heads lower, not daring to say a word. Who would have thought that the Void Fairy wouldn't get angry like usual, wouldn't yell or roll her eyes, but just pondered for a moment, then looked at me seriously: "Girl, give me your hand so I can check your pulse." check it out.” I obediently held out my wrist and let him feel my pulse for a long time. After a while, he huffed and puffed his lips and said: "The statue circuit... is indeed a bit strange, but the old man couldn't explain it clearly at the moment. It seems we still need to invite a true master to take action." “Master…?” – I was bewildered. The fairy patted my shoulder gently, his voice rarely carried a stern tone but was gentle: "Don't worry. You just stay in Medicine Vuong Coc and take good care of your master. I'll go out and find someone and I'll be right back." For the next two months, my master and I stayed peacefully in the valley, every day chopping wood, fishing, raising ducks, feeding buffaloes, living a peaceful life without gossip. The Void Immortal left the valley alone to find the legendary "noble man". Time passed quietly, and the immortal sect conference also came to an end. The final day — the decisive battle for the top position in kendo. My master and I each held a spirit fruit, sat together under the shade of a tree, leisurely watching the images transmitted from Luu Anh Thach, recording the competition at the conference. But strangely enough - in the match to decide the first place, Mac Dung Nhuoc refused to step into the ring. At that moment, a sound echoed in my ears, the familiar senior brother's voice: "Kieu Linh, where are you?! Little junior sister here is having some trouble, please quickly go up to the stage to replace her!” 10 After listening, I did not respond, just quietly continued to eat the spirit in my hand. The senior brother on the other side couldn't keep calm and shouted through the sound transmission talisman: "Kieu Linh! Little junior sister is currently facing the once-in-a-century kendo genius of Liu Jianmen, as a senior sister, you should-" I didn't bother to continue listening, waved my hand to cut off the sound transmission, my eyes continued to fixate on the screen above Liu Yingshi. I saw that Mac Dung Nhuoc still hadn't stepped onto the ring, and Truong Hai Tich of Liu Kiemmen was already waiting impatiently, coldly said: "What's wrong? Is the eldest lady of the Mac Dung family planning to leave the battle midway?" Below the stage, whispers began to rise: "Hey, Mac Dung Nhuoc hasn't come out yet? Are you… really scared?” “Don't you listen? Recently, there were rumors that she was running away from the devil, because her training was too complicated..." "What's the point of running away from the fire! I think it's probably because you're afraid of being exposed!" "The other day I saw her being easily deceived by her fellow students. She was so weak that I couldn't believe she was the one who had won her first few matches." The chatter grew louder and louder: "Let's say it again, the Mac Dung family's spiritual roots have always been water or ice based, so why is there someone with fire spiritual roots like her?" “How strange. And this conference clearly favors Mac Dung Nhuoc, looking closely at the opponents in the previous rounds, they were all average!" "Hmm, now that I've encountered a real genius, I'm bowing my head and retreating. Let's just admit defeat!" At this time, whistles and boos rang out under the stage, and the atmosphere was constantly buzzing. Finally, after a moment of hesitation, Mac Dung Nhuoc slowly stepped onto the stage, the sword in her hand trembling slightly. The next second, she immediately took an offensive stance and rushed straight towards Truong Hai Tich. It's a pity - anyone with some knowledge of swordsmanship can see that her sword swinging posture is full of flaws. Mac Dung Nhuoc has fire spirit roots, and the sword technique was originally created by me suitable for the spiritual root system, completely opposite system. I am the one who understands best, forcibly cultivating the spiritual root fruit will cause the qi to reverse, the more you learn, the more chaotic it becomes, the more you practice, the more you escape. Over the past month, she hastily "crammed" three sets of my swordsmanship, the only result can be - meridians are disturbed, blood and energy are not flowing. But in the eyes of outsiders, that state looks like being possessed by a demon. Sure enough, bang! — a crisp crashing sound. Truong Hai Tich just lifted his sword gently and easily knocked her sword away. Victory and defeat are clearly defined. Is this the so-called "genius of swordsmanship" and "daughter of a famous cultivating family"? 11 Just as my master and I were intently watching the battle in the Liuying Stone, the door to the Medicine King Coc suddenly opened. The Void Fairy led a strangely dressed nun into the cup. She was said to be strange because she was wearing a Southern Mieu Cuong national costume, and on her shoulder was a black spider the size of a human head, extremely eye-catching. "Oh my god~ old man Void, giving you the Medicine King Cup is truly a waste of heaven! If it were me, I would have spread poison all over the cup a long time ago!"